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Western Slimy Salamander

Plethodon albagula

Photo by FianaShapiro
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Description:

Found during herp trapping surveys in the Ozarks during a rainy October, posed on this leaf.

Habitat:

deciduous forest, southern Missouri Ozarks

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Comments (2)
FianaShapiro
I love salamanders! I don't think I'd ever seen any in the wild until I started trapping them for field jobs.
Carol Snow Milne
Beautiful! I am so excited too. I found my first amphibian today. (Almost forgot how to spell it. HA!) It is also a salamander. But yours is prettier. HA!

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